A same-metric difference from the U.S. median is unavailable for this row. The row could not be ranked because the matching median was unavailable. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 54.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Database Architects median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 15-1243 and BLS area 54.
Questions, answered
Database Architects pay in West Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Database Architects in West Virginia?
BLS did not publish a median for Database Architects in West Virginia in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Database Architects pay higher in West Virginia than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare West Virginia with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in West Virginia?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Database Architects jobs does BLS estimate in West Virginia?
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What the Database Architects median says in West Virginia
BLS did not publish an exact median for Database Architects in West Virginia in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 15-1243 and BLS area 54.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become West Virginia's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 15-1243 and area 54. SOC 15-1243 names Database Architects. Area 54 names West Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 15-1243/54 row reports 120 wage and salary jobs, 0.17 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.4 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 15-1243/54, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
15-1243/54 10th percentile: Not published.
15-1243/54 25th percentile: Not published.
15-1243/54 median: Not published.
15-1243/54 75th percentile: Not published.
15-1243/54 90th percentile: Not published.
15-1243/54 employment RSE: 23.8%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
15-1243/54 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 54 facts behind this Database Architects page
Area 54 reports 701,610 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $45,300. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 15-1243 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in West Virginia runs from $26,070 at the 10th percentile to $98,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,530. The median is $45,300. The 75th percentile is $64,940. This is a place check, not a pay range for Database Architects.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 54. They do not show related skills or a path into Database Architects.
1. Area 54, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 23,430 jobs, $80,130 annual median, 33.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
2. Area 54, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 19,050 jobs, $28,950 annual median, 27.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 54, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 18,890 jobs, $28,010 annual median, 26.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the West Virginia wage ladder for Database Architects
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
West Virginia has a annual median of Not published. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $139,500 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for West Virginia. West Virginia cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
West Virginia has no exact published median that can enter this Database Architects pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other states and territories may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for West Virginia without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 15-1243. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Database Architects medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 15-1243, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $170,160 per year. West Virginia sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Database Architects is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Database Architects median of $170,160 per year, or not available. BLS lists 6,210 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.79.
2. Massachusetts has a Database Architects median of $161,650 per year, or not available. BLS lists 2,690 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.71.
3. Virginia has a Database Architects median of $160,360 per year, or not available. BLS lists 5,260 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 2.96.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Database Architects jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Database Architects in this same-source set, at 8,270 jobs. West Virginia has 120. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 8,270 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 8,150 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $151,370 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.36.
2. California has 6,210 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 6,090 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $170,160 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.79.
3. Virginia has 5,260 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 5,140 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $160,360 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.96.
Local-share leaders
Where Database Architects takes the largest share of local jobs
Virginia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.96. West Virginia has 0.4. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Database Architects is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Virginia has a location quotient of 2.96, a gap of 2.56 from West Virginia. BLS lists 5,260 Database Architects jobs and a median of $160,360 per year, or not available.
2. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 2.61, a gap of 2.21 from West Virginia. BLS lists 790 Database Architects jobs and a median of $150,010 per year, or not available.
3. Washington has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 1.55 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,990 Database Architects jobs and a median of $128,760 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Database Architects is in West Virginia
BLS lists 120 Database Architects jobs in West Virginia. It also lists 0.17 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.4. A value of 1 means Database Architects has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Database Architects beside other roles in West Virginia
The all-occupations median in West Virginia is $45,300 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Database Architects median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in West Virginia still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Database Architects from another role's number.
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Virginia table, at 23,430 jobs. Database Architects has 120 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 701,610. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Database Architects's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Registered Nurses has 23,430 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 23,310 from Database Architects. Its median is $80,130 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.54.
2. Retail Salespersons has 19,050 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 18,930 from Database Architects. Its median is $28,950 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 18,890 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 18,770 from Database Architects. Its median is $28,010 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.97.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around West Virginia
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded West Virginia role table, at $82,500 per year. Database Architects has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,300 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,500 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 15,300 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,130 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 23,430 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 1.54.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $80,060 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 5,380 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 1.47.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in West Virginia
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Virginia role table, at 5.7. Database Architects has 0.4. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Database Architects with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.7 in West Virginia, a gap of 5.30 from Database Architects. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a median of $23,120 per year, or not available.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.63 in West Virginia, a gap of 3.23 from Database Architects. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a median of $51,300 per year, or not available.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.07 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.67 from Database Architects. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in West Virginia
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Database Architects in West Virginia because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 89.5 for West Virginia. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 15-1243.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Database Architects row is 23.8%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Database Architects. It uses a West Virginia place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Database Architects row for West Virginia does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.4 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 89.5 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 15-1243 in BLS area 54. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 54, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 17,360 jobs, $26,370 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
5. Area 54, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 16,490 jobs, $23,120 annual median, 23.5 jobs per 1,000, and 5.7 location quotient.
6. Area 54, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 15,300 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 21.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
4. Arizona has a Database Architects median of $156,100 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,200 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.86.
5. Colorado has a Database Architects median of $154,560 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,950 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.57.
6. Texas has a Database Architects median of $151,370 per year, or not available. BLS lists 8,270 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.36.
7. District of Columbia has a Database Architects median of $150,010 per year, or not available. BLS lists 790 jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 2.61.
8. Delaware has a Database Architects median of $147,800 per year, or not available. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 120 in West Virginia. The location quotient is Not published.
4. North Carolina has 4,070 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 3,950 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $134,630 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.91.
5. New York has 3,850 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 3,730 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $141,350 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. New Jersey has 3,090 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 2,970 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $120,790 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.67.
7. Washington has 2,990 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 2,870 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $128,760 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.95.
8. Massachusetts has 2,690 estimated Database Architects jobs, a gap of 2,570 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $161,650 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.71.
4. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 1.51 from West Virginia. BLS lists 4,070 Database Architects jobs and a median of $134,630 per year, or not available.
5. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 1.31 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,690 Database Architects jobs and a median of $161,650 per year, or not available.
6. New Jersey has a location quotient of 1.67, a gap of 1.27 from West Virginia. BLS lists 3,090 Database Architects jobs and a median of $120,790 per year, or not available.
7. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.57, a gap of 1.17 from West Virginia. BLS lists 1,950 Database Architects jobs and a median of $154,560 per year, or not available.
8. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.55, a gap of 1.15 from West Virginia. BLS lists 1,140 Database Architects jobs and a median of $144,460 per year, or not available.
4. Cashiers has 17,360 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 17,240 from Database Architects. Its median is $26,370 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 16,490 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,370 from Database Architects. Its median is $23,120 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 5.7.
6. General and Operations Managers has 15,300 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 15,180 from Database Architects. Its median is $82,500 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 12,520 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 12,400 from Database Architects. Its median is $34,510 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 12,190 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 12,070 from Database Architects. Its median is $49,480 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $55,630 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 5,420 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $55,360 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 6,050 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 2.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $53,660 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 6,900 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $51,300 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 3.63.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,480 per year in West Virginia, or not available. BLS lists 12,190 jobs, compared with 120 for Database Architects. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.17 from Database Architects. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a median of $28,090 per year, or not available.
5. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.54 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.14 from Database Architects. BLS lists 23,430 jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or not available.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.07 from Database Architects. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $80,060 per year, or not available.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.07 from Database Architects. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a median of $39,740 per year, or not available.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.44 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.04 from Database Architects. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or not available.
Database Architects pay in West Virginia | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Database Architects in West Virginia
Filtered through MeritLog's approved West Virginia place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
